La Joya High School
Public high school in La Joya, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades 9–12
La Joya High School serves 2,405 students in grades 9–12 in La Joya (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 198th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 164.42 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | La Joya ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613002936 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Joya ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,405 | 22,942 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.1% | 92.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
La Joya High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in La Joya ISD, La Joya High School is the largest, with 10.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.5 miles away and have a median of 435 students, so La Joya High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 642 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 567, against an average of 601 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 622 in grade 9 and 574 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
93.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across La Joya ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
La Joya High School has 164.42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,405 students would have about 171.8 teachers, so La Joya High School has 7.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 11 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.7% |
| White | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 622 |
| Grade 10 | 642 |
| Grade 11 | 567 |
| Grade 12 | 574 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
604 N Coyote Blvd, La Joya, TX 78560
Phone: (956)323-2330
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: La Joya High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School | La Joya ISD | 0.2 mi | 471 | 14.9 | 93.8% |
| Jimmy Carter Early College High School | La Joya ISD | 0.3 mi | 327 | 11.8 | 85.9% |
| Hope Academy | La Joya ISD | 0.5 mi | 78 | 7.8 | 91% |
| Premier H S of Palmview | Premier High Schools | 6.2 mi | 108 | 16.2 | 99.1% |
| Juarez-Lincoln High School | La Joya ISD | 6.8 mi | 1,952 | 13.7 | 98% |
| La Joya Palmview High School | La Joya ISD | 7.0 mi | 2,073 | 15.1 | 90.4% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Mission | IDEA Public Schools | 7.7 mi | 798 | 15.9 | 91% |
| Mission Collegiate High School | Mission CISD | 8.9 mi | 399 | 12.3 | 91.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.